chasteine (s.xiii1)
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chasteine (s.xiii1)

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[ FEW: 2/i,463a castanea; Gdf: 2,84c chastaigne 1; GdfC: 9,57a chastaigne; TL: 2,301 chastaigne; DEAF:  chastaigne; DMF:  châtaigne; TLF:  châtaigne; OED:  castane n.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 293c castanea ]
chastaine,  chastanie;  chastaigne,  chastaingne;  chestaine,  chesteine, 
pl. chanteynes,  chasteynus,  chasteignes  473  

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1bot.treeschestnut: 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  escorche de glan et de chastanies  60
( s.xiii2; MS: c.1333 )  Glans, chasteines et alies  (L) 273
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  L’escorce de chastaingne arse [...] conforte la chevelure que elle ne chieche pas  304
( MS: s.xivm )  En yverne pernez les chasteynus  187.47
(TBD)  castaneas: chanteynes, chasteynes  ii 143
♦(as worthless object) fig: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii1 )  Le oir ne vaut une chastanie, Ki del retenir ne se penie  7
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